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Beware survivorship bias, I wonder what the average hourly rate of bug hunters is?
by quickthrower2 8y ago
Beware survivorship bias, I wonder what the average hourly rate of bug hunters is?
- chronode 8y agoTrail of Bits has a nice summary[0] on that (they're discussing this[1] book). > As productive as the top 1% are, their earnings are equally depressing. The top seven participants in the Facebook data set averaged 0.87 bugs per month, earning an average yearly salary of $34,255; slightly less than what a pest control worker makes in Mississippi. --- [0] https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/01/14/on-bounties-and-boffins/ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/01/14/on-bounties-and-boff... [1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-solutions-cybersecurity https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-solutions-cybersecurity
- whiskeykilo 8y agoThe Trail of Bits piece kinda ignores the amount of time invested however: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/bug-bounty-programs-everything-you-thought-you-knew-is-wrong/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/bug-bounty-programs-eve...